Earlier Chris Hart, of Leith Liquorland, said he wasn’t opposed to cycleways, just poor planning and consultation which undermined businesses. ... Most customers arrived on foot, or in a vehicle, and “I don’t think I’ve ever seen a bike turn up yet”.

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[–] BaconWrappedEnigma@lemmy.nz 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Isn’t debt the alternative to rates rises?

Yes, and: Elected members seem to treat them the same; which is why I keep conflating them in my posts.

Popper wrote "The Open Society and Its Enemies (1945)" while at University of Canterbury:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Open_Society_and_Its_Enemies

This book came to mind when I wrote "... if regular people activate and push for the right things."

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 1 points 10 hours ago

Cheers, I've put the book on my list to read at some point.